Boreal Birding Initiative - Dallas Area
The Dallas area has 67 birds regularly seen that breed in the Boreal Forest.
Some of these species winter in the US, many however migrate south to winter
in Mexico, Central and South America.

About Chimney Swifts
The adaptation by Chimney Swifts to make use of man-made structures is a result of deforestation and the loss of large hollow trees as natural roosting and nesting sites.

Birds of the Upper Texas Coast
This page is a help for birders to find the birds of the Upper Texas Coast (UTC). The birds described are those found at the edge of either their eastern, western or northern range (i.e., in North Central Texas).

North Central Texas Birds
This site is a clearinghouse for sightings, pictures, area review species, and checklist information for North-Central Texas birds.

Where To Bird In Texas Discover the top birding locations in Texas. Discover links to Texas Birding web sites. Print out special maps of Texas before you begin your trip.

Purple Martins In Texas We invite you to send us your sightings of Purple Martins as they come through your area. This project is in its sixth year of data acquisition.

US Fish and Wildlife Service Bird Page
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency charged with protecting and enhancing the populations and habitat of more than 800 species of birds that spend all or part of their lives in the United States.

Peterson Online
A service of Houghton Mifflin Interactive (HMI), Peterson Online an on-line nature magazine. Honorary founder and guiding spirit is the late Roger Tory Peterson.

The Mammals of Texas - Online
This online edition of The Mammals of Texas incorporates the complete text and graphics content of the 1994 revision published by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. This site is keyword-searchable or may be browsed.

The Handbook of Texas - Mammals
Because of its size and ecological diversity, Texas supports a native fauna of about 140 species of terrestrial mammals. In addition to native mammals, some species have been introduced.

Snakes of Dallas
Fort Worth and Nearby Vicinities In the Dallas Fort Worth vicinity,
there are at least 39 varieties of snakes. Of these 39, only 7 are venomous.
Fortunately these are relatively easy to identify. For any assistance with
identifying a snake you have found you can either consult this guide or email a
jpeg of the snake in question (email).

Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch
"Bayou Bob" Popplewell, with over 35 years of experience, is one of America's foremost herpetologists. This is your invitation to explore his famous Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch.

The Horned Lizard Conservation Society
Our purpose is to document and publicize the values and conservation needs of horned lizards, to promote horned lizard conservation projects and to assist with horned lizard management initiatives throughout their ranges.

The Turtle Pages
The purpose of The Turtle Pages is to inform people about the diversity of turtle species, raise awareness about the plight of endangered turtles, and educate individuals on how to properly care for pet turtles. Description, taxonomy, biology, and ecology are provided for many species, with others being added soon. Also, ways to care for captive turtles and protect wild ones are provided.

Texas Crawfish Field
Guide Book Now Available Identification, Photographs, Distribution, Maps,
Biodiversity and the Conservation of Texas' 37 Crayfish Species.

TNHC - Texas Freshwater Fishes Index
This is a taxonomically structured index to TNHC Fish WWW images, distribution maps, general information on freshwater fishes of Texas, and an interface to the TNHC Fish database.

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
The entire Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center consists of 106 acres and serves as the flagship facility for the Inland Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife.

North Texas Conchological Society
The Society promotes and stimulates an interest in malacology and conchology, specimen shell collecting, seashell art, and other aspects of snails, clams, nudibranches and other mollusks.

Insects and More
A large, scientific collection of hi-res bug photos for the creepy-crawler enthusiasts produced by the TAMU bug people in Stephenville. See the links below for more of their stuff.

The Digital Dragonfly On-line Museum
An excellent collection of images produced by the entomology program based at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in Stephenville, Texas. These images are from dragonfly specimens collected during the interval July 1996-November 1998. [Most of the links are not working here - dgp] Here is a
comprehensive Odonate link list.

Insect.org - Entomological Database of Very Cool Bugs
Insect.org is designed, researched and produced by Dexter Sear at I/0 Vision.
This site aims to help you really see insects for the miniature marvels they represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become with these alien creatures.

INSECTS ON WWW
Welcome to The Wonderful World of Insects. More than 6000 URLs were collected and will be continued. We try to make this site useful to all entomologists.

Insect Sounds
Here are some insect sounds. Many of these are classified by family. WAV files.

North Central Texas Wildlife Management
TPWD useful information to landowners, land managers, hunters, sportsmen, educators, and the general public about
management of wildlife and habitat resources found here in North Central
Texas.

Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection
The Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection (TCWC), established in 1937, is the largest collection in Texas of vertebrates of the western hemisphere. The collection contains about 500,000 specimens used for research and teaching in systematics, biodiversity, conservation, and related fields.

Texas Migrations
Numerous animals perform seasonal migrations through the state. Some of these animals are small and harmless like the Monarch Butterfly and Ruby Throated Hummingbirds. Others are larger and noisier like the Purple Martins and the Whooping Cranes.

Texas Wildlife
A comprehensive listing of links and web pages in TPWD fashion for Texas wildlife.

Texas Wildlife Association
The Texas Wildlife Association was organized to serve as an advocate for the benefit of wildlife and for the rights of wildlife managers, landowners, and hunters in educational, scientific, political, regulatory and legislative arenas.